[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 65 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D498-D501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of May 19 through 24, 1997

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate may begin consideration of the First Concurrent 
Budget Resolution.
  On Tuesday, Senate may resume consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-
Birth Abortion Ban Act, and may continue consideration of the First 
Concurrent Budget Resolution.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may resume consideration of S. 
4, Family Friendly Workplace Act.
  Senate could also consider any cleared executive and legislative 
business, and available conference reports.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, May 20, 1997 from 12:30 p.m. until 
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 20, Subcommittee on Interior, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for 
the Department of the Interior, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Capitol 
Police Board and the Congressional Budget Office, 10:30 a.m., S-128, 
Capitol.
  May 20 and 22, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998, Tuesday, 
for foreign assistance programs, focusing on international financial 
institutions, 2:30 p.m.; Thursday, for foreign assistance programs, 
focusing on international affairs, 10:30 a.m.; SD-138.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the

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Department of Defense, focusing on Air Force programs, 10 a.m., SD-
192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 20, to hold hearings on the 
Quadrennial Defense Review, focusing on the impact of its 
recommendations on national security entering the 21st century, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  May 21, Full Committee, to continue hearings on the Quadrennial 
Defense Review, focusing on its impact on the future years defense 
program, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Budget: May 19, business meeting, to mark up a 
proposed concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 1998 budget for 
the Federal Government, 4 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 21, to 
hold hearings to review a General Accounting Office report on 
management and program weaknesses at the Department of 
Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
professional boxing industry, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings on S. 
442, to establish a national policy against State and local 
government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or 
interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional 
jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium 
on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free 
flow of commerce via the Internet, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 19, Subcommittee on 
Energy Research and Development, Production and Regulation, to hold 
hearings on H.R. 363, to extend through 1998 the Electric and 
Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination 
Program, along with corresponding deadlines for the submission of 
certain reports concerning the extent to which human health is 
affected by exposure to electric and magnetic fields produced by 
electric energy, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 21, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. Res. 57, to support the 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 
S. 231, to establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute 
in the State of New Mexico, S. 312, to revise the boundary of the 
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Larue County, 
Kentucky, S. 423, to extend the legislative authority for the Board 
of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to honor George 
Mason, S. 669, to provide for the acquisition of the Plains Railroad 
Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, and S. 731, to 
extend the legislative authority for construction of the National 
Peace Garden memorial, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  May 22, Full Committee, to resume a workshop to examine 
competitive change in the electric power industry, focusing on the 
financial implications of restructuring, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold a workshop on the proposed ``Public Land Management 
Responsibility and Accountability Act'', 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: May 21, to hold hearings to examine the 
Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan as a model for Medicare 
reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 21, to hold hearings on United 
States implementation of prison labor agreements with China, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  May 22, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to review whether China's most-favored-nation status is an 
effective foreign policy tool, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 20, business meeting, to 
mark up S. 261, to provide for a biennial budget process and a 
biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the 
performance of the Federal Government, S. 207, to review, reform, 
and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies, and S. 
307 and H.R. 680, bills to authorize the transfer to States of 
surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of 
assistance to impoverished families and individuals, and to consider 
the nominations of David J. Barram, of California, to be 
Administrator of General Services, and Kenneth M. Mead, of Virginia, 
to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, 9 a.m., SD-
342.
  May 22, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and 
Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine Russian case studies 
on proliferation, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 20, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
to hold hearings on proposed legislation granting lawful residence 
to Michel Meili, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings to examine the antitrust implications 
of the college bowl alliance, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: May 20, to hold hearings 
to examine the quality of various health plans, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold hearings 
to review the activities of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 22, to resume hearings 
to review legislative recommendations on certain revisions to Title 
44 of the U.S. Code which authorizes the Government Printing Office 
to provide permanent public access to Federal Government 
information, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 21, to hold oversight hearings on 
programs designed to assist Native American veterans, 9:30 a.m., SR-
485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 20, to hold hearings on the 
Zona Rosa massacre, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on intelligence 
matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 19, to hold hearings to examine 
the current Medicare payment system, focusing on managed care 
payment, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No Legislative Business

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  Tuesday, House will receive former Members of Congress;
  Consideration of 3 Suspensions.
  1. S. Con. Res. 26, permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol 
for a ceremony honoring Mother Teresa;
  2. H.R. 1650, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Mother Teresa; 
and
  3. H. Res. 147, expressing the Sense of the House that the House of 
Representatives should participate in and support activities to provide 
decent homes for the people of the United States; and
  Consideration of a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 1998 
(subject to a rule).
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of 4 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 1377, Savings are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act;
  2. H.R. 911, Volunteer Protection Act;
  3. H.R. 1306, Riegle-Neal Clarification Act; and
  4. H. Con. Res. 63, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan;
  Consideration of H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation program 
Act (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of the Conference Report on a Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget (subject to a rule); and
  Consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 1469, Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act (subject to a rule).
  Friday, The House is not in session.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 20, Subcommittee on Forestry, 
Resource Conservation, and Research, hearing to review the financing 
of National Forest roads, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 20 and 21, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, on Members of Congress, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 21 and 22, to 
continue hearings on Financial Modernization, including, H.R. 10, 
Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, May 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on H.R. 1277, Department of Energy Civilian Research and 
Development Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to continue hearings on Reauthorization of the National 
Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 21, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on Juvenile Crime 
Control and Delinquency Prevention legislation, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing to review 
the status of scientific information on ergonomics, 10 a.m., 2261 
Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, 
hearing on Vocational and Technical Education for the 21st Century, 
10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
Early Retirement in Higher Education, 9:30 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, May 19, Subcommittee 
on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice, 
hearing on Defining NASA's Mission and America's Vision for the 
Future of Space Exploration, Part II, 8:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 21, full Committee, hearing on Compliance on Subpoenas Issued 
to Charles F.C. Ruff; and to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
Economic Development of the Administration's National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Plans, 9:30 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on Race and Ethnicity in the Census 2000, 2:15 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 21, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on Obstacles to U.S.-African Trade and Investment?, 
1 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, 
hearing on Forced Labor in China, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 20, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing regarding the Civil Rights Division 
of the Department of Justice, 1 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing 
regarding visa fraud and immigration benefits application fraud, 
9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on H.R. 1544, Federal Agency Compliance Act, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing regarding 
Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to Medical 
Licensure and Judicial Officers, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing 
on the following: H.R. 567, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act; and 
the Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, May 21 and 22, hearings on 
Quadrennial Defense Review, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on energy and mineral issues raised by 
the New World Mine and Headwaters Forests proposed buyouts, 1:30 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 20, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 60, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide assistance to the Casa Malpais National Historic 
Landmark in Springerville, AZ; H.R. 951, to require the Secretary of

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the Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale, CO; H.R. 
822, to facilitate a land exchange involving private land within the 
exterior boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, 
WA; H.R. 1198, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to the City of Grants Pass, OR; and H.R. 960, to 
validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare County, 
CA, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 21, full committee, to markup the following bills: H.R. 79, 
Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 765, 
Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act; H.R. 856, United 
States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act; H.R. 858, Quincy Library 
Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997; H.R. 985, 
to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within 
Arapaho and White River National Forests, CO, to include the lands 
known as the Slate Creek Addition upon the acquisition of the lands 
by the United States; H.R. 1019, to provide for a boundary 
adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, 
White River National Forest, CO, to correct the effects of earlier 
erroneous land surveys; H.R. 1020, to adjust the boundary of the 
White River National Forest in the State of Colorado to include all 
National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO, which are 
currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National 
Forest; H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act of 1997; H.R. 
1439, to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe National 
Forest, in the State of California to Placer County, California; and 
H.R. 1460, to allow that election of the Delegate from Guam by other 
than separate ballot, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and 
Oceans, to markup pending business and to hold a hearing on H.R. 
374, Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1997, 11 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 19, to consider the Fiscal Year 1998 
Concurrent Budget Resolution, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  May 20, to consider H.R. 408, International Dolphin Conservation 
Program Act, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 21, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on the Science behind EPA's Proposed 
Particulate Matter/Ozone Standards, Part 3, 2:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Commercial Space Act of 1997: Commercial Remote Sensing, Part I, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on the 
Commercial Space Act of 1997: Space Transportation, 10 a.m., 2325 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 20, Subcommittee on Taxation, 
Finance and Exports, hearing on the impact of estate taxes on small 
and family businesses, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 21, full committee, hearing on the private right of action 
provision in the Supplement to California's state OSHA plan (Cal/
OSHA), 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, hearing 
on the performance of the Small Business Technology Transfer Pilot 
Program (STTR), 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 21, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Medical Kits on Commercial 
Airlines, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, 
hearing on H.R. 20, Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 
1997, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 21, to markup the following: 
H.R. 1362, Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 
1997; a measure to facilitate voluntary retirement of VA physicians; 
and a resolution naming Bob Hope an honorary veteran; and to hold a 
hearing to accept the report of the Veterans' Claims Adjudication 
Commission, 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing to 
review safety and security procedures within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 20, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, to continue hearings on the Future of Social Security for 
this Generation and the Next, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 22, executive, 
Briefing on Counterterrorism, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 20, to 
resume hearings to examine the process to enlarge the membership of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 10 a.m., SD-538.